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Last update - 11:19 13/06/2008 Seven earthquakes shake northern Israel within two days By Zafrir Rinat, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service Tags: earthquake, Israel Two consecutive earthquakes shook northern Israel on Friday, causing no casualties or damage. Israel's Geophysical Institute stated that the tremors, which were felt by many northern residents, had a magnitude of 3.8 and 3.9 on the Richter Scale. Their epicenter was in southern Lebanon. Friday's tremors came a day after five quakes jolted Lebanon in the space of three hours. Two of the quakes had a magnitude of over 4, and were felt in parts of northern Israel, especially in Kiryat Shmona. Advertisement A recent report by the Health Ministry indicates a series of serious failings in the structure of hospitals in northern Israel. The report states that in case of an earthquake, there will be no hospital to treat the wounded. None of the recent quakes have caused injuries or damage. But in the past, earthquakes have caused serious damage to Safed, Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Nablus, and have damaged holy sites, including the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third-holiest site, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, sacred to many Christians as the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial. The last major earthquake to strike the area was in 1927. It had a magnitude of more than 6 and killed 500 people. Israeli experts say that because of population growth and high-rise construction, an earthquake of the same magnitude today would kill more than 18,000 people. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Snoop Dogg in Israel American rapper Snoop Dogg slated to perform in Ramat Gan. Late date Scientists revive 2,000-year-old date seed found at Masada.   1.   Earthquake Preparedness? 11:48  |  JW 13/06/08   2.   Earthshakes 13:38  |  HAL 13/06/08   3.   Seven? 15:51  |  Mark B. 13/06/08   4.   What do you expect from Mofaz.. 15:53  |  Olaf 13/06/08   5.   National Security 17:27  |  David 13/06/08   6.   @4 17:39  |  JW 13/06/08   7.   Earthquakes are Israel`s fault 17:53  |  Joseph 13/06/08   8.   Earthshakes 04:41  |  Fran 14/06/08

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